Benefits and Housing Needs Officer - London, United Kingdom - Fox Morris Group

Fox Morris Group

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Fox Morris Group are currently working to recruit a
Benefits and Housing Needs Officer. This is a
full-time role, on a
3-6 month+ contract.

Rate:
£18.00-£24.00 (negotiable dependant on experience)

Hours:36 per week

Have a strong understanding of the key challenges facing local and national government in the professional field of benefits, Council tax reduction scheme and all statutory obligations applicable under Part 7 (Homelessness) & Part 6 (Allocations) of the Housing Act 1996,
Have a minimum of at least 5 years experience of working in Local Government and/or any other government / political organisation.

Role responsibilities

To efficiently track, monitor and prioritise business critical casework responses and FOI's by order of deadline or by instructions from line management or higher,
To implement robust measures of casework management / investigation methods to ensure all lines of enquiries are sufficiently explored, managing expectations and offering the most up to date solutions to resolve formal disputes,
To formally respond to all stage 1 assigned casework / followups, Members Enquiries, MP enquiries, Mayor & Cabinet Enquiries and Freedom of information requests,
To mitigate financial risks and reputational damage to the service in all casework received.

If you feel you'd be a good fit for this role but are unsure about the rate, hours or have any questions please still feel free to send us your CV.

We're regularly looking for people across the UK for similar roles and would love to chat with you about your employment situation.

Job Types:
Full-time, Temporary contract

Contract length: 3-6 months

Salary:
£18.00-£24.00 per hour

Schedule: